What is so hard about retirement? Many people have asked themselves this question. Well, if it is so easy, then why are 41% of retirees five years out depressed and say retirement was the most difficult transition of their life? Now they are unhappy and tell us their life was better when they were working! You can avoid this fate. To learn h

The NCCBH proposed model for the clinical integration of health and behavioral health services starts with a description of the populations to be served. This Four Quadrant Model builds on the 1998 consensus document for mental health (MH) and substance abuse/addiction (SA) service integration, as initially conceived by state mental health and subs

What is fear? When we were studying emotional imbalances in school, my professor, said fear is an acronym called F.E.A.R. It means a False Estimation Appearing as Real. We project into the environment our feeling of insecurity and see in it dangers to our well-being. Yet the reality out there has too many variables for us to predict it. Thu

Derren Brown uses mind control to perform various tricks on his subjects. One particular trick that he does involves a voodoo doll. On his website you can see this trick performed on a lady and she is completely amazed at the end result of the trick. Derren tells the lady that he needs to give the voodoo doll a 'soul' and removes a ring from he

When we think of mind reading we think of many things. We think of psychics and clairvoyants being able to seemingly state what we think and predict the future. The truth is however that all these people rely on one simple technique known as cold reading. The technique that all these charlatans use is a technique that can be used for ethical, e

Those who study truth as taught by those who have become enlightened see the limitations of conventional psychology quite clearly. Studying the works of Freud is one thing, but a Zen master is on an entirely different level and can solve many more problems, and generally with greater ease because their understanding of the mind and reality is much

So, you want to learn self hypnosis but like with all new things, don't know where to start? Thankfully I've compiled this brief guide to help you get started on your journey to using hypnosis to help better your life. Self hypnosis is an interesting process. It's a process that allows your mind to enter into a deeply relaxed and euphoric state,

People wanting to learn self hypnosis is fastly expanding, as it is a relatively new field within various communities, particularly western society. What has been used for hundreds of years within the east is now starting to gather acceptance and use within the west. So just what is self hypnosis, and how can it be used to our benefit? Hypnosis

A recent visitor to my site inquiring about speed reading asked, "How can I move away from actually saying the words, and learn how to identify the symbols?" The question demonstrates a knowledge of one of the difficult habits to overcome in learning to speed read - sub-vocalization. Sub-vocalization is seeing the words, then saying the words in y

Why do we call "retirement" an art? After all, as many believe, you simply stop working. The answer is that, for many of us, this period of life is the first time we actually have the opportunity to create the life we want! There is no model for this period, no Uncle George or Aunt Josie to tell you which is the best school to go to or what is the

Hotels seem to be ripe with stories of paranormal goings-on. There are countless legends and first-hand accounts of mysterious and chilling activities. When you think of a 'haunted' building you tend to imagine something dark and victorian. Mahogony furniture, grand staircases, high-ceiling rooms and dark corners. And so it is that most hotels

When a lot of us think of trying to somehow learn self hypnosis, we're daunted with the endless possibilities of this rather odd and seemingly new field. In actual fact, the field is rather odd, nor new, as hypnosis has been around for hundreds of years, and we enter into hypnotic states every day of our lives. The thing that most people don't r

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NLP was created for the first time in the year 1970. John Grinder and Richard Bandler were its creators. They had claimed that NLP had theories, principles, practices, methods and techniques of three varied fields, namely, linguistics, computer science and neurology. NLP has often been defined as a 'modeling excellence'. Some also define it as t

Doing things on the water is one of the most enjoyable pass times that some people love to partake in during the summer. It does not really matter what part of the country that you live in there is always some body of water to get into whether it is a swimming pool, lake river, or just a creek. There are so many different activities to be enjoyed.